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Did they adapt the fuel fittings? Use it for napalm? Dispose of British beer? :D

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Awesome photo!

BTW. after the British beer gets drunk, it takes a little more than an hour to turn it in to American beer :lol:

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I would bet napalm, note the "screamer" under the nearest P-47 wingtip. :twisted:

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Lt. Col. John R. Murphy, Minot, N.D. a 9th Air force Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bomber pilot, examines the "screamer whistle" he devised from a German incendiary shell. When his unit moved onto a former Luftwaffe field.
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Cool observation!

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I would bet napalm, note the "screamer" under the nearest P-47 wingtip. :twisted:



What the heck doe that sound like?! Has anyone ever created new ones and installed them onto their plane?

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Chris, I'd try one on the Tiger Moth, but it would probably only get fast enough to sound like a dog whistle :lol:

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After doing some more research, I finally found this. :D
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German tanks used for napalm is discussed in the BarracudaStudios book on the 365th here. (with photos)

http://barracudacals.com/proddetail.php ... B019&cat=9

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I was going to post over at 54, but I see you already have done.
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Duggy009 wrote:
After doing some more research, I finally found this. :D


Duggy: thanks for these - and the screamer shots: both news to me!

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Ironic that they are marked "Not a bomb"

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Interesting. I had not heard of this type of utilization of German drop tanks. Thanks Duggy!

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